Dog Eat Dog Eat Man Eat Shark

from Bacillus by Paul & The Microcosm

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lyrics

The game I played was simple
I just left them out to die
In this purgatory landscape
Where they live there lies
Work away all night all day
‘Til nothing brings you joy
And rob your planet of its riches
That was all part of my ploy
There was foul play involved i admit
But not to blame on me
For you’re the fool for trusting
The one who holds the key

Corroding on the ocean floor
Selachimorpha, carnivor
The perfect apex predator
Natural-selector
And you’re a simple mammal
With a brain with complex thoughts
The difference ‘tween right and wrong
Is a concept from the gods

Don’t spill your guts
Don’t make a mess
Don’t fear the bends

Dog eat dog eat man eat shark
Dimple rules of life
Why do we think to mangle
In what keeps us alive
A rabid dog chasing its tail
A great white shark hunting a whale
Lost in a neon shopping aisle
The blood on my tongue’s going stale
As i am drinking from the tap
Tt fills my veins with sewage fat
Dog and sheep and pig and cat
Are dying on my welcome mat
So I ask my royal subjects
To go about their day
For in the end it always
Comes up my way

credits

from Bacillus, released October 27, 2023
Words by Paul Schacht
Music by Paul Schacht and Jakob Troll
Produced by Cassian Leikert

Paul Schacht: Vocals, Gibson Melody Maker, Fender Mustang Bass Cassian Leikert: Novation Bass Station II, Organ, Keyboard
Jakob Troll: Squier Jaguar Bass
Bela Schlieper: Drum Kit

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Paul & The Microcosm Cologne, Germany

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discography

Bacillus

Oct 2023
Gunk

Nov 2022
The End of Pangea

Sep 2021
Boogienite EP

Sep 2020

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